Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

monarch. King William " EaFtF I'd
the morning ne Was awakened frosa
her sleep to Dc told ey four sensieEaea--
the Archbishop Of Canterbury. the Lori
E Chamberlain tbe Kings Master o. the
Horse, and the Kings physician-thsst
{ She 49, aow the sovereign ruler Of En-
gland. sill = the little book tell the
story
f In few minutes after receiving the
f summons the young Queen stood before
them with tears IN her eyes, but perfect
+ IN collected aH& eifgn1fed- IE ! told
I that her nr>t request Sa> 10 the Arch
T b1Shop-s.I ask yoar PRAYERS And thus
her reign began av seeking counsel from
Him oy whom Kings reign, flor wise
AMI understanding heart 10 rule Eh1> -
great people
queen Adelaide had sent BY the mes
>euzer>, = letter 20 her royal niece tell
s>STaz permission go remain At Windsor
until after the funeral 1t once the
voun.. Queen wrote = reply full Of tender
sympathy be2zfn- her aunt t9 .scoB~uFt
nothing but her osu bealth AMI eouven-
FeHce-~ AMI --z.1 stay 1t Windsor lust -
long u She pleased Il WAS addressed
bv her to The Qaepa OF England, and
on oae Of the attendants ventarFa- -
suggest Your Majesty, you are the
queen OF England, the thoughtful reply
was. Yes but the widowed Queen l.
not to Dc reminded Of the TACT dr>s bv
ne
Very SweetIy has Mrs >t-ouFueY
made memorable n poem, the tears
which the young Queen she'd On learn
faz that she VA indeed the sovereign
Of Great Britain The 6rst and LIST
st4nza> are j. follows
% Maiden heir OF Kings
l King la left his paI4ce.
The majesty OF Death has swept
Al Other from hi face
And thou, upon thy mothers breast,
No longer lean 4doWn-
But take the glory for the rest.
And rule the land that loves thee best
The Maiden wepG.
Sic wep1 10 wear ! croFn-
God bless thee. weeping Queen,
With blessings more Divine
4at I'll with better love than e4rth's
That tender heart OF thIHe-
That when the throne Of earth shall De
Il low A. graves brought down
i pierced Hand may give to thee
The crown which angels shout 70 see
Thou wilt not weep
To wear that heavenly crown
This brief sketch for which I have
borrowed . literally. shall Dc closed
with only one reference 10 the Queens
coronation which occurred j year after
her AGGRESSION The Bishop Of London
preached i sermon On the Occasion from
the words Of Chronicles 81 81 And
the king stood IL hi place and made :
covenant before the Lord 70 walk after
the Lord. and 70 keep His commandments
and Hf> testimonies and His statutes
with al III heart 4gd with 81 his soul
10 perform al the words Of the covenant
whieh are written n this book
And this ! 10 les ; text for = than
for tie Queen We have : service %
render 10 the King Of kings, We have
duties 70 perform 4 calling 10 fulfill -
surely - The Queen upon The throne
To do our duty Alright We need the good
help Of God and this help viii De forth
coming At al times and under al cir
cgmsz4nces Il Ne follow King J0stahs
example = recorded n the text quoted. !
And though 10 earthly kingdom Dc ours /
10 rule over and oar orow> be not zdoru- /
81 with the symbols Of earthly rule ; /
kingdom and crown await e n land
whose gIories are EnE4dfag- Let q see
10 L that We miss not that kingdom AM /
that crown Let our lives y >ueh =
shall benefit the heirs d glory and tmor- I
1..II5y--Ng1c YORK OtserEer.